Research Article

Kidney Transplant Outcome Is Associated with Regulatory T Cell Population and Gene Expression Early after Transplantation

Table 3

The absolute counts of lymphocyte populations in examined groups of recipients in relation to controls and hemodialysed patients.

CellsControl groupDialysis group value dialysis vs. controlTime from KTxMean ± SD (median; IQR) value KTx vs. control value KTx vs. dialysis

T/μl
(1299; 1169–1505)

(1154; 894–1372)
0.2681 w.
(701; 375–824)
<0.001<0.001
1 m.
(1315; 888–1822)
0.9060.370
3 m.
(1385; 957–1615)
1.0000.428
6 m.
(1461; 1092–1869)
0.9930.267
12 m.
(1476; 1073–1904)
0.9360.345

T CD4/μl
(781; 623–844)

(799; 657–917)
0.8011 w.
(483; 274–575)
<0.001<0.001
1 m.
(888; 626–1174)
1.0001.000
3 m.2
(783; 669–1082)
1.0001.000
6 m.
(801; 580–1019)
1.0001.000
12 m.
(792; 506–1073)
0.8670.852

T CD8/μl
(399; 336–512)

(325; 364–397)
0.0471 w.
(52; 17–86)
<0.001<0.001
1 m.
(137; 70–252)
<0.0010.007
3 m.
(158; 81–308)
<0.0010.040
6 m.
(243; 148–512)
0.1361.000
12 m.0
(327; 215–524)
0.3610.654

B/μl
(230; 145–289)

(109; 88–215)
0.0121 w.
(144; 75–276)
0.1241.000
1 m.
(223; 153–315)
0.9120.140
3 m.
(161; 78–254)
0.0541.000
6 m.
(99; 58–160)
<0.0010.813
12 m.
(111; 59–158)
<0.0010.551

NK/μl
(273; 175–305)

(100; 55–120)
<0.0011 w.
(74; 45–118)
<0.0010.275
1 m.
(121; 54–218)
<0.0010.194
3 m.
(151; 68–253)
0.0200.047
6 m.
(227; 102–298)
0.1560.003
12 m.
(172; 115–314)
0.2700.003